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Lansdowne Improvement Association
Baltimore MD 21227
410-242-6067
Welcome
In order to make sure every
citizen of Lansdowne has a voice, we have opened this website to help get
information to you. LansdowneOnline.com is a medium that you can take
advantage of to voice your opinion, concerns and suggestions.
In a technical age, it is important that we
keep up with technology and use it to our greatest advantage. What a great
way to communicate to the citizens of Lansdowne. This website is still
growing. And, as we grow we want your input.
There are more pages planned for the site
such as the new C.O.P.s page to keep abreast
of your needs; an education page that will give you school information, possibly
a list serve where members can post information and communicate via email.
There many possibilities, but your website committee needs your input.
Please let us know what you want to see on this website. Your suggestions are
always welcome.
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President's Message
Updated:
May 08, 2008
Dear Lansdowne,
Well we are off and running into our new
year. I see many positive and good things happening this year. Our January
meeting we had Baltimore County Domestic Violence unit in to give helpful tips.
Violence should not be tolerated at home or much less in the environment around
us. If you are in need of any help, we have information at our meetings or call
911.
We have a few projects to get completed this year. First up we are currently
finalizing plans to install Senior Center and Lansdowne Library signs. Our hope
is that we will draw attention to our Senior Center and Library. The center and
library will both be able to display programs and activities on their signs for
the community to see. The signs will be a wonderful asset to our community.
Our Gateway sign is another project that we are very excited about. Our hopes
were to build the sign in the fall, but a little red tape held things up. We are
looking forward to the Spring and warm weather to have the sign built. The
Gateway sign will be a wonderful addition to our communities in this area. Look
for the sign early April.
Guess who is turning 100 years old. That’s right the Lansdowne Improvement
Association will be 100 years old in April. Our board has got together and
decided to have a Parade and community Craft Fair. Our Parade will march
straight up Third Ave and end at Hillcrest Park. We will have a marching band,
old cars and all kinds of Fire Engines and Police stuff. This will be a day to
put on your calendar. Our Parade and Fair will be April 19, 2008 from 10:00am to
3:00pm. The Craft Fair will be held at Hillcrest Park. We are still looking for
things for the Parade and Crafters for the Fair. Forms are located on our home
page or call me at 410-242-6067.
So in wrapping up we need you to come to our meetings and give your input on
issues and things that we as a community need to work on. A handful of people
don’t get all things done. Volumes are heard.
Our February meeting we will welcome Charles Kountz from the new Lansdowne
Business and Professional Association and Elizabeth Schwartz from Coldwell
Banker Real Estate Group.
Join the List Serv. If you would like to be alerted of news and tidbits,
please join our Email list serve.
See our listserve page
for details.
See You Soon
Craig Rankin
410-242-6067
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Lansdowne History
In the late 1800's, the Whitaker Iron Company
mined for ore in Lansdowne. Abandoned pits from the mining were filled up
by underground springs creating small ponds and lakes. Lansdowne was
mostly farmland, including the Kessler farm, MacLeod farm and Wades farm.
When the railroad came, Lansdowne became
knows as a B&O town. Most people worked for the B&O, commuting by train
into Baltimore City. The first station was names Coursey Station.
The Coursey Station senior housing center takes its name from this.
The two main roads were Hammonds Ferry Road
and Hollins Ferry Road, both of which led to the Patapsco River where you could
take a ferry across to the other side.
Early churches included the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, St.
Clements Catholic Church, Lansdowne United Methodist Church, Lansdowne
Christian Church and the First Baptist Church. The site of the original
wooden school house was on the property that is now St. Clements.
In the 1950's housing developments sprang up in the Baltimore
Highlands and Riverview areas. Schools were build for these neighborhoods.
In Lansdowne, the Lansdowne Elementary School, Lansdowne Junior High (middle
school) and Lansdowne Senior High were known as the "Golden Education Triangle."
In the early 1960's the B&O closed the railroad crossing and
Lansdowne Boulevard was constructed, connecting Lansdowne to Washington
Boulevard, bridging over the railroad tracks. A tunnel was also
constructed under the tracks for pedestrian crossing. Some old railroad
cars were erected as a museum and shopping area alongside Hammonds Ferry Road
and the railroad tracks.
In the 1980's Baltimore County Recreation and Parks opened a
large parcel of land for public use. Southwest Area Park is located on the
Patapsco River, just below Baltimore Highlands.
A small library was built by Baltimore County in 1966, on Third
Avenue. In 1993, the Lansdowne Library was closed due to budget cutbacks.
The building is now used as the Police Athletic League Center. In 1989 the
Lansdowne/Baltimore Highlands Senior Center was built directly behind the
Library building.
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